Modobag Introduces World’s First Motorized, Rideable Carry-on Bag

For those of you too lazy to walk but too prideful to use a wheelchair, a company called Modobag has the perfect solution — world’s first motorized, rideable carry-on bag.

Here’s the premise: sometimes we are running late or have tight connections. Heals are broken or we wind up dripping in sweat as we arrive at our gate (this I can attest to). In comes a carry-on bag with a motor and a handle that act as a steering column.

The Modobag can even reach speeds three times faster than walking – an indoor setting of 5mph; an outdoor setting of 8mph…

One hour of charge gives you five miles of run time.

The luggage will not be available until January and comes at a price tag of US$1095. It promises to give 85% of the storage space of a regular carry-on of similar size and the bag is TSA and FAA compliant.

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It fits exactly into the sizer which in fact allows a larger than published carryon dimensions. So if an airline were to resize their sizers to the published allowable dimensions then your +$1,000 carryon is now a small checked bag.

What does that thing weigh loaded? If you had to carry it, it might be very inconvient.